ZEE5 Commentary Panel for FIFA World Cup 2026: Malayalam, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Assamese & Other

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is well and truly underway, with the games getting even more interesting as the days go by. The Indian audience has been enjoying to the fullest since ZEE Entertainment came to the rescue to broadcast the World Cup live in the nation.

The announcement gave the football fanatics in the country a great sigh of relief after months of uncertainty. ZEE5 bragged the rights of streaming the global gathering event live, while subsidiary channels like United8 Sports were made for TV telecast.

To make the viewing experience extra immersive, a legendary panel of commentators was assembled who would not only provide useful analysis on the games, but would also keep you engaged with their fun banter.

Let's find out the ZEE5 Commentary Panel for FIFA World Cup 2026 for each of the languages that are in use for this tournament.

ZEE5 Commentary Panel List For All Languages

The FIFA 2026 World Cup matches are being telecast in four different languages: English, Hindi, Malayalam, and Bengali. Each of the languages have different ZEE5 Commentators for FIFA World Cup 2026.

First up is the English commentary. The ZEE5 Commentary Panel for FIFA World Cup 2026 for the English language is designated to Igor Stimac, Bhaichung Bhutia, Paul Masefield, Ashley Westwood, and Seema Jaswal.

The FIFA World Cup Hindi commentators are current Indian national team goalkeeper and captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Aditi Chauhan, former Indian footballer Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Manish Batavia, Atish Thukral, Sahil Khattar, Arpit Sharma, and Arjun Pandit.

Former Indian striker Robin Singh and Karan Sawhney are providing the bilingual English-Hindi commentary. The Malayalam commentary in the FIFA World Cup features Jo Paul, legendary footballer I M Vijayan, NP Pradeep, Shyju Damodaran, and Shiyas Mohammad.

The Bengali commentators for this World Cup are Rajat Ghosh-Dastidar, Debjit Ghosh, and former East Bengal defender Arnab Mondal, Pallab Basu Mallick, and Argha. There's no Urdu or Assamese commentary available on ZEE5 for the ongoing World Cup.